Monday, January 11, 2016

Hello and welcome to ExamPundit. Here is a set of English Quiz for SIDBI Assistant Manager 2016.

Directions (Q. 1-5): Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating
that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank which
best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

1. After carefully
________ the situation, the farmer sympathised ________ the mule.

1) scrutinising, on

2) assessing, with

3) observing, through

4) fighting, by

5) ignoring, for

2. Once there lived a
cunning fox who always ________ to ________ others with his awful acts.

1) wished, cheating

2) desired, betrayed

3) thought, fooling

4) tried, deceive

5) longed, beaten

3. I ________ a
friend named Raj who ________ a horse ranch in the city.

1) has, buys

2) need, holds

3) possess, runs

4) have, owns

5) got, sells

4. As night ________
in the heights of the mountains, Ramesh could not ________ anything.

1) fell, see

2) darkened, view

3) rose, admire

4) dive, perceive

5) became, get

5. Before making
payment, a banker has to ________ that the invocation of the guarantee has been________ made.

1) ensure, properly

2) assure, really

3) affirm, generally

4) see, never

5) confirm, previously

Directions (Q. 6-10):
Which of the words/phrases 1), 2), 3) and 4) given below each sentence shouldreplace the word/phrase given in bold in
the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentenceis correct as it is given and no correction
is required, select 'No correction required' as the answer.

6. In a field one summer's day a grasshopper was hopping about,
chirping and singing to its heartfeltcontent.

1) hearty contend

2) hearts contention

3) heart's content

4) heart contents

5) No correction required

7. The donkey's master came up from behind him and gave him
a soundlythrashing for the fright he had caused.

1) sounding thrash

2) sound thrash

3) sound thrashing

4) sounding thrashing

5) No correction required

8. You should accustom yourself forwalking straight forward
without twisting from side to side.

1) at walks that are

2) for walking that is

3) for walk of

4) to walking

5) No correction required

9. When the crow put its beak into the mouth of the pitcher he
found that only verylittle water was left in it.

1) none of

2) so little

3) so much less

4) some few

5) No correction required

10. Inspite
scoring very high in the exam, Arun failed to secure admission in the college
of his choice.